[학술논문] The Future of the ROK-U.S. Alliance
...vision of the future since sharing this is crucial to enhance the trust shared today and to reinforce the alliance’s capability to respond effectively to any new challenges that may arise. This paper seeks to offer a vision for the ROK-U.S. alliance and make suggestions on how the alliance can develop and improve in the future by trying to forecast changes in the security circumstances surrounding...
[학술논문] Planning for the Future of the ROK-U.S. Alliance: A Joint Vision for Today and Post-Reunification
...with the nuclear issue, Seoul must take the lead in Korean Peninsula reunification. The U.S. and ROK must agree upon and then jointly articulate their respective roles and missions and begin making the case today for a role for the alliance post-reunification. For the denuclearization and the non-proliferation message to be kept firm, maintaining a strong ROK-U.S. alliance is critically essential.
[학술논문] Change and Continuity: The U.S.-ROK Alliance at 60
...is important to recognize how successful the U.S.-ROK Alliance has been for the past sixty years in deterring North Korea from attempting to unify the Korean Peninsula by force. This paper addresses Korea’s unique status and examines its strong presence in meeting commitments to the international community. The future will require alliance-based cooperation with international partners to address...
[학술논문] 한국 안보딜레마의 의미와 우리의 선택: 주요현안과 대주변국관계
Our security dilemma is that of the choice between two contradicting political decisions. On the one hand, we can continue to make a steadfast effort to further strengthen the Korea-US alliance relationship and combined defense posture—sustaining the existing US-guaranteed Korean security, despite the fact that this may result in a more heightened level of military tension on the Korean peninsula...
[학술논문] Balance-of-Fear Theory and Korea-Japan-U.S. Relations, 1945-1953
...puzzling triangular dynamics of Korea-Japan-U.S. relations in the early Cold War period. Glenn Snyder’s concept of “alliance security dilemma” associated with abandonment/entrapment fears among allies, though useful, is not enough for explaining alliance/alignment politics among states. This article additionally employs two more fears: fear of deterrence failure between enemies and...